Quantum Measurement and Entropy Production
Statistical Mechanics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
We study the time evolution of a quantum system without classical counterpart, undergoing a process of entropy increase due to the environment influence. We show that if the environment-induced decoherence is interpreted in terms of wave-function collapses, a symbolic sequence can be generated. We prove that the Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy of this sequence coincides with rate of von Neumann entropy increase.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0007323,
title = {Quantum Measurement and Entropy Production},
author = {Paolo Grigolini and Marco G. Pala and Luigi Palatella},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0007323},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
5 pages, 2 figures